Florida death penalty โgame of chanceโ targeted
A 2023 law that lowered the number of jurors needed to recommend execution has resulted in a "quintessential game of chance" for inmates being resentenced because of changes in the state's death-penalty process and unconstitutionally โsilences black voices,โ groups are arguing in what could be a pivotal Florida Supreme Court case.
Former University of Florida recruit sues in โNILโ dispute
Saying his experience is โemblematic of the abuses running rampant in the world of big-time college football,โ a former high-school star quarterback on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing University of Florida football coach Billy Napier, a top Gators booster and others of wrongdoing related to a $13.85 million endorsement deal gone sour.
Florida A&M University signs off on probe of gift
Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson on Wednesday took responsibility and apologized for a controversy that involved the school accepting โ then ultimately rescinding โ a $239 million donation after questions arose about its legitimacy.
DeSantis issues state of emergency amid deadly storms in North Florida
At least one person is dead in Florida as powerful storms continue to pummel the South during a week of severe weather across the U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for some north Florida counties.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody jumps into FSU-ACC dispute
Attorney General Ashley Moody signaled her support for Florida State Universityโs appeal of a North Carolina judgeโs decision to allow a lawsuit filed against the school by the Atlantic Coast Conference to proceed โ and is asking her counterparts in six states to join her efforts.
Trial starts on Florida voter registration law
A trial kicked off Monday in challenges to a 2023 Florida law that imposed new restrictions on โthird-partyโ voter registration groups, with plaintiffs arguing the changes are unconstitutional and the state saying the law is aimed at enhancing election security.
Federal judges uphold congressional redistricting DeSantis pushed in legislature
A three-judge federal panel Wednesday rejected a constitutional challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, saying opponents did not prove lawmakers acted with โracially discriminatory purpose.โ
Federal appeals court rejects Florida 'Stop WOKE' restrictions
A federal appeals court Monday rejected restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training โ part of a controversial 2022 law that DeSantis dubbed the โStop WOKE Act.โ
Florida Senate unanimously passes bill to provide tuition waivers for high school dropouts
The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would provide tuition and fee waivers for students who have dropped out of high school and pursue diplomas and workforce credentials at state colleges.
โWe need to do better:โ New FDLE program helps first responders deal with trauma
On Tuesday, FDLE and other law enforcement officials presented their solution, the first-ever Post Critical Incident Seminar. This week they will host 35 officers and their families for three days of counseling and peer support, free of charge.
Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling
A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected children.
History of Communism instruction in Florida schools draws debate
An at-times tense meeting of a House panel Tuesday exposed a simmering debate about whether a proposal to teach about the history of communism in grades as low as kindergarten is a polarizing idea or, as a supporter said, "not divisive in any way."